Romain signs on
And as expected the signing was confirmed just after I walked out of the door to go to work, hence the slight delay in writing this as I’m now in Belgium. Anyway I digress…
The 22-year-old Frenchman will join Newcastle officially when his contract expires at the end of June meaning that he will be registered as an NUFC player on July 1st such is the nature of pre-contract agreements. The midfielder becomes the first summer signing at St James’ Park and spoke to the official club website as the news was announced.
“I am very happy to be a Newcastle player,” said Romain. “I have seen a bit of the city already and it is a change from France but one I am really looking forward to.”
“When a club like Newcastle wants you to play for them it can only be a good thing. I have taken the opportunity to play in the Premier League and cannot wait to get going.”
Amalfitano joins an ever growing French contingent on Tyneside as the club seek to extract value from the transfer market. I’ll happily admit that I know next to nothing abut the lad although he must be rated rather highly by our scouting department to warrant us making a move after spending so long in our sights.
I’m unsure what his role is going to be and whether he has been brought in as backup or whether he is here to challenge the first team but I guess time will tell. I certainly won’t be making rash decisions based on the fact that I’ve not really heard of him and he will get his chance to show me, and others I’m sure, just what he can do.
If anyone does know more about him then please feel free to share the information. I’m sure it will be welcomed with open arms!
Welcome aboard Romain Amalfitano.
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Know next to nowt about him other than youtube clips and what I’ve read, but looks decent enough, good luck with them finding someone at the FA working on a Sunday to complete his registration on the 1st July though…strange day for a transfer window to open.
Great stuff shame he is in at the possible expense of mr guthrie.
Hope many to follow!
Liam…from the last thread, to settle my curiousity, what has ya journo mate got right so far?
Sorry rich missed your comment; not much but he told me before drogba was released he would be leaving although most of us guessed this anyway.
But more recently it has been confirmed that Giroud does have a release clause which me journo pal had said we had triggered of £12.5m.
I personally dont think we will sign giroud unless ba goes and even then he is hot property but I more excited about the other potential signing. Its not narsingh im afraid
nosey bastard
I think like most, I also have little knowledge of this lad, but we have shown an interest for a while now so im sure Carr and Pardew are confident he improves our squad. Would be great if he hits the ground running as quick as Cabaye but he if not, he has time to settle in.
One down, hopefully afew more to come – FB, CB and CF at the very least would be good.
Liam…Aye the Drogba things been pretty much common knowledge since before Xmas. I said on the other thread my worry with Giroud is that he seems to be more of a lone striker or 442 man, so I reckon it would be goodbye to 433 if he signed, not that I know loads about him like but going off the available info that seems to be the case, going off that I’d be surprised if we got him, unless Carr and Pards knows more than me, which lets face it, is highly unlikely
Was that aimed at me ya wombat eater?
Rich, yep
There a beaver joke on the offing there but I won’t lower myself to that level 
Given the chance, I always lower myself to that level
What the fuck is happening with Ba, Pardew telling us “If we hadnt qualified for europe hed already be gone” What was he expecting when he joined a club tipped to be in a relegation scrap ?? Or is this now standard when players have a good (half) season.
If the club are refusing to renegotiate his contract its probably because hes asking for ridiculous money for a player with a knacked knee who is more than likely uninsurable, Who they gave a great chance to when other clubs wouldnt touch him with a bargepole.
Anyhoo on topic never seen owt other than the credible source of football knowledge that is youtube but looking forward to pre season to see Romain lad in action, Starting to expect every player we sign now to be a gem…
I see Timmy Krul’s upset the mackems with one of his twitter posts.
Rich
Richie aye see your concerns mate but I would say that Giroud and cisse could be some front line but maybe too similar?
Would love to see a young pacey striker as back up abonglahor?
Would anyone take boswinga or kalou? Personally wouldnt as they would want far to much salary and arent actually that good.
But would have sturridge as apparently chelsea are willing to listen to offers for him
CC – seems stupid doesnt it get the lad signed cant believe that demba ba would get into the top four sides other than spuds?
CC… I think that article was in the Daily Fail? maybe that they weren’t trying to renegotiate his contract, “if” that’s the case what would they know?….. I’m working on the theory that the club also said that they weren’t going to enter contract talks with Colo until this summer and look what happened?
Liam… I’d be more concerned about Benny, as Giroud seems more of an AC type player, big, strong and good in the air so I can only see him 442 (hence the Benny worry), 4411(would Cisse be happy), I think he also plays in a 451 which only really allows 1 dedicated striker, like I say Carr and Pard will know more about it than me so I’ll trust them but it does worry me a little, he looks a great player though.
Don’t know much about this fella but I think he’ll thrive in tight knit team play we’ve had going on the past season. He seems to have great positional play, popping up all ower the place and hasn’t got a bad finish on him either! Just YouTube him to see a couple of cheeky chips into the back of the net! Glad we’re getting into this transfer market early – gives our new frenchies time to settle before the season kicks off again!
Liam..my worry with Sturridge would be that I think he likes to be the main man and doesn’t like being out wide, would defo like a pacey striker though. I still reckon Ba will stay….maybe more hope than owt else but fingers crossed.
I did better than your maths teacher then, she lost you at 2+2
troo Rich
It was the telegraph article actually but they have turned into a crap factory recently so probably should ignore it
AMF will you stop trying to confuse wor richie with numbers 36-32-34 are his fav numbers.
so what is the deal with this kid is it 3 or 4 yr deal the jorno reports a 3 yr deal??
CC…Aye, I just think back to Colo’s and Jonas’s coming out the blue so can’t see any paper’s getting wind of contract talks….hopefully that’s the case.
i see owlheed has said he wont offer BA a new contract after only one season
I know he’s another midfielder, but I’m just wondering what everyone’s thoughts of this Barnetta kid is?
He’s seems a decent player who could be the answer to our right wing problem on a free transfer?
Ice…I doubt he said any such thing, otherwise they’d have “quoted” him, they haven’t therefore it’s usual journo bollox imo
Ice
I reckon Ba might be causing a stir behind the scenes and DL thinks he should go, hopefully towards the start of the transfer window and not the end as we’d need to bring in a replacement.
@10
I don’t think anything has ever been beneath Richie, he’d squash anything that was…
@Liam
Sturridge is just another selfish overated English player…
Sharpy
Didn’t realise we had a RW problem, thought Ben Arfa had it pretty covered. And for those who suggest that Hatem could be moved to LW that would take some of the sting out of his play, he likes cutting inside and shooting with his left foot, something he’d do little of from LW.
Sharpy… He “would” have been decent on a free but maybe this scuppered any chance he had…
Alan Pardew also took the chance to respond to the agent of Tranquillo Barnetta who has described Newcastle’s wage offer as “insulting” and hinted that the Swiss international earned more at his current club even though Swiss press claim that the player is only on £26,000-a-week which is quite a way lower than the £40,000-a-week Newcastle have apparently offered.
“In terms of those comments (from McIntosh) I’m not even going to go there. To say £40,000 is a derisory offer – that’s ridiculous.”
LOL @ The picture Krul posted on Twatter. Opening a can of worms there!
he looks like an inbetween of williamson and fernando alonso.
JJ aye the lad has one large chip on his shoulder imo
Media are stirring the usual shit re Ba.
He tweeted he liked San Antonio SPURS and the pathetic journalists in the UK have taken it as a come and get me plea…
He is a well known NBA fan, always talks about it… And he had the other teams written in CAPS too…
Just last week he said he was looking forward to playing at St James Park again.
Evil F…did you see his Liverpool one too?
Noted Ice
Contrcts aren’t worth the paper they scribbled on.. how a player can be sold/leave 1 year into a 5 year deal is beyond me. They should be locked in and maybe as a result, clubs will select players more carefully and vice versa.
JJ..completely agree
EvilFranky
Ain’t got twitter can you post a link?
Ice @35
We talking about Richie or Sturridge?
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/252948/Newcastle-eye-free-agent-Tranquillo-Barnetta/
Wonder if there is any truth in this?? Guthrie and Smith out, Barnetta & Amalfitano in? Yes please.
Andy…you don’t need to be on twitter to look at them
but it’s this one http://twitter.com/TimKrul/status/205386712912904192/photo/1
JJ…chips of any size, don’t survive long around me
DJG…good player but check comment 32
Richie @44
So you’re shit at poker too?
RICHIE took the words reet out my mouth,along with oot else you can
Richie – Aye I’d seen that too haha.
I’ll get a link for the pic…
Andy – for me that’s the problem. Benny cutting in and having a shot is fine but I don’t think we have enough crosses coming in off the wing.
I think 4-3-3 is our most attacking option with Benny playing right and cutting in but does nowt of Ba. We need to mix it up and play alternative formations based on our opponents.
4-4-2 with Marv crossing from the left and someone like Barnetta crossing from the right for Ba and Cisse would give us a different threat.
Would have said Obertan but he didn’t do it for me this season.
Ritchie – I know what your saying, that’s why I was asking people’s opinion coz that’s the main sticking point for me to – but then I think is that cutting our noses off?
JJ…Yep
Demba Ba@dembabafoot
I love “san antonio SPURS”
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9642137/Timmy.png
There’s my screenshot lol
DJG imo its a no-go deal along with what richie said toon would have known about what was comeing off and deal would have been done before it hit the rags,big gob agent trying to flog him off
Sharpy…is it cutting our noses off though? The players we generally bring in our hungry to play, some have even given up Euro footy to come here and I realise money plays a big part for all players but if Barnetta were to come, it would be purely for the cash and nowt else imo……that said he’s a decent player and maybe he’s changed his gobby agent!
TGS… I’m looking forward to that pint!
Maybe the agents ‘bung’ was an insulting amount
Whatever, lets see if a bigger club offer more money after he has been out most of last season with a ‘serious knee injury’. I’m afraid we hold the cards here, not his agent.
Can’t believe I’m writing this but if DL refuses to talk about Ba’s contract after only one year – he’s dead right. Even if it costs us, the players have to understand teams/clubs can’t be fcked around like that. Player power costs us all!
Having said all that I don’t believe Ba’s looking to leave anyway.
DJG…We’d only hold the cards if we’re the only club offering him decent money, which is doubtful….that is indeed if we’re the slightest bit interested in him of course
Georgio…The thing is, I haven’t seen any quotes to say DL has even mentioned it so I reckon it’s tabloid bollocks…hopefully!.
Like you, I don’t think he’s looking to leave anyway. Obviously in football though things change in seconds, roll on the end of the window
Cheers Richie & EvilFranky
Nobby – me and DL are the best of mates!
nowt we didnt know i think but 80mill???
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news/2012/05/24/72703-31037440/
Liam
come on mate spill the young dutch player….?
pretty please.
Tiote’s now quoted as saying “can’t wait for next season”? words of someone that’s not going anywhere?
I don’t think I want Barnetta as he’s left Leverkusen as he wanted higher wages than they were willing to pay, that means if he were to sign for us he’d demand wages 40k+ which we will not offer as it isn’t a smart investment, also he’s 27 so has little potential sell-on value.
Nobby
Where’s that quoted from(when/where did he say it)? It could also mean that he can’t wait to start the new season with his new club
http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20120524/tiote-next-season-could-be-even-better_2281670_2786413
I see our £5m, 50k/pw man Xisco scored his second goal of the season for his liga 2 side
, cheers by the way Dennis Wise 
Whos betting that deportivo won’t renew the loan next season?
I would’ve suggested we use him as a part deal when buying from a lower league club if it wasn’t for ridiculously high wages. 
Have people read nufc.com’s thoughts on Ba. Good read, agree on what verdict they’ve come to as well.
Basically, they believe the club are willing to offer Ba a new contract without the clause, but not willing to hike the wages of someone who is already among the top earners, only signed a contract a year ago, recent performances haven’t been fantastic, arguably his position could be under threat with the new formation etc.
Think it will be a stalemate. The agent won’t sign a new deal unless there’s a pay rise, extended years, I wouldn’t have thought.
Which clubs are likely to come in for him? Many may still be scared about his knees, he’s allegedly on 50k as well.
Man City wouldn’t.
Chelsea and Man Utd, possibly. Doubt either would take a punt on him though. As good as he is, he doesn’t have much (if any), Champ league experience and is almost 27.
Arsenal? No way they’d shell those wages for someone that wouldn’t start.
Just leaves the spuds and the scousers really. Both in the Europa. Spurs facing an exodus and Pool in disarray. How’s your loyalty Demba?
Andy…to be fair to Xisco, he’s barely featured for them this season, to be unfair to him, he’s barely featured in the Spanish 2nd div, partly because he’s been injured alot but mainly because he’s shit, the is much worse quality than the Championship imo, so it shows how crap he is…..that said I’m going to the match on Sunday
Imagine what Carr could’ve done with £5m(plus a converted 50k/pw so £8m with 20k/pw wages) could’ve gotten another Cissé or the next messi, could buy Debuchy or M’biwa with that.
ST….pretty much agree with that, I can’t blame Ba for not signing a new deal when it only benefits the club and not him, at the same time I can understand the club not wanting to increase his wages if the reported amount is true and he’s on top whack anyway.
Richie
The promotion match? Reckon Xisco would get off the bench for that match.
Richie it would be nice for Demba to buck the trend and say fck off to his agent and sign up.
As it stands I think he’s best he leaves ASAP (wildly different to my earlier views). As a Prem striker I think he’s excellent, and wouldn’t trade him for those we are being linked to, as he is proven and we wouldn’t be able to sell him for much.
However we know what ‘Arry is like, I’ll be sh!tting it come deadline day if we have a player on such a tiny release clause, don’t want to be left wanting on the last day.
Richie
Can’t help feeling the Spanish liga is overrated anyway, it’s always just the same old teams 30 points above the rest. The only draw is the skillful players and moves other than that it’s got nothing on the intrigue of the Premier League, Bundesliga and even ligue 1.
Andy..not going to watch Deportivo. I’m going to watch Hercules it’s their last home game and a win will clinch a play off spot.
ST…I know what you mean, it would be nervy but I’d much rather keep him. I hate the transfer window like
ST
Aye that was the point I was making with LST yesterday, it’s all good saying when Ba leaves we’ll move for Giroud(or de Jong) but if its the last day when Ba leaves those players may already be taken and we’ll be left short till January when Cissé leaves for the ACN anyway.
SolanosTrumpet says:
May 24, 2012 at 13:00
Have people read nufc.com’s thoughts on Ba. Good read, agree on what verdict they’ve come to as well.
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I have and fair play to them. Some good points in that article.
Andy….It’s canny to watch apart from the rolling around and cheating all the time, the unfortunate thing is that the clubs can negotiate their own tv deals so RM and Barca are always going to earn way more tv money than anyone else and that’s on top of the “way more” revenue they get for everything else. You only have to look at Valencia who usually qualify for the CL, yet are still fecking skint ‘cos all their other revenue sources are crap, they have a half built new stadium that’s had no work done on it for 2 years
Richie
Why is it that Valencia are so reluctant to sell there players then if they’re so skint?
They havn’t been that reluctant, they’ve sold Vill, Mata and Silva off the top of my head. Thing is they’ll only sell for top whack because they need to keep a decent team, if they don’t qualify for the CL they’d struggle even more so I guess that comes into their thinking. I thionk selling those players has helped them alot and they are supposed to start work again on the stadium soon, but I’ll believe that when I see it.
* Villa & think
Rumours kalou is having medical at sjp#quality signing
MMM…. twatter strikes again
I think Kalou would actually be a great signing but he would want to much in wages
Is Kalou on a free. He’d be a great addition for free.
twatter crap apart from wages hes ower age limit imo
He’s 26 and on a free- that’s why I think he’d be a good signing.
MDS thought he was 29 ???
This article says 26…..
http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/premierleague/story/salomon-kalou-jose-bosingwa-set-for-chelsea-exits-052412
Ice
Nah 26, but I think he’s on 70k/pw or something.
How much would Kalou be on? And how much could he really demand going forward.. not sure how he would go, not keen on picking chelsea rejects
looks like i was wrong on age,but read some rag that both players were 29 sorry
AMF had a nice kip mate,richie said your always nodding off with those tablets
Another problem with getting Kalou is he’s from the ivory coast and is an international so that would mean losing him for a month and a half in January/Feb.
Ice- I thought he was older too.
AMF- that’s the problem- I bet he was on a fortune. Even the waterboy is on at least 80K at Chelsea.
Ice
Na mate nursing a bit of a hangover..so the old brain is working slower than normal 
. don’t need tablets to get to sleep, I just read Ritchie’s posts. Works every time 
AMF
MDS, I am not sure where all the chelsea and man city rejects are going to end up.. they will have to take some serious paycuts to be signed by other clubs..
Just getting back on topic for a moment, I was interested to see that Olivier Bernard has been singing the praises of Amalfitano, and that it was reported today that “Frenchman Bernard has watched Amalfitano closely over the past two years….”
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newcastle-united/nufc-news/2012/05/24/romain-amalfitano-tipped-to-be-big-hit-at-newcastle-united-72703-31035219/
I knew that Olly still had fairly close links with the club because I’d read that he’d been acting as an interpreter for Cisse when he first arrived, but now I’m beginning to wonder if he’s also been playing a much more significant role behind the scenes (ie. scouting). Maybe it’s Olly, and not Graham Carr, who has been the key to our success in the French market place?
Reading between the lines with this new RA frenchman and watching Youtube bits I reckon he’s the replacement for Gosling not Guthrie. Pardew always wanted a midfielder arriving late into the box and scoring and thought Gosling was that. Now he’s seen Gosling’s actually up to nothing he’s brought in RA.
I’d keep Guthrie but if he can’t handle being back up . . .
Very interesting point Chris G. Bernard can’t be making much of a living just doing the odd bit of translation and if Carr needs help in France especially delving into expiring contracts and unhappy players. Makes sense!
aussie magpie fan says:
May 24, 2012 at 14:24
MDS, I am not sure where all the chelsea and man city rejects are going to end up.. they will have to take some serious paycuts to be signed by other clubs..
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Agreed- they will have to take pay cuts if they ever want to play again.
Aussie/MDS – I’d give Adam Johnson a pay cut any day!!
“AMF- that’s the problem- I bet he was on a fortune. Even the waterboy is on at least 80K at Chelsea.”
Aye I went to London once and I’m still getting a thousand quid a week from Abamovich
Aussie, not true, they could do a Wright-Phillips and waste their career and international prospects and only move when some mediocre but filthy rich club emerge
Some players are absolute idiots.
ST
Like Milner, oh wait he was picked how does that work? He only got like 25 minutes playing time last season.
Okay, about the supposed Ba negotiations, there are absolutely no quotes in the story, so it is obviously fictional.
On Barnetta, I recall the English agent saying that NUFC’s offer was low, but then later for Barnetta’s actual agent to come out denying to know anything about him, and then saying that any deal would be dead anyway since he just got injured
In fairness to Milner, he played 40 games this season and started 28 whilst forging an almost telepathic understanding with Silva. Had a really good season by all accounts and was the reason for Johnson not getting game time….
I’d take Kalou BTW. Good player but we so need more quality available to us during ACON or our season will crumble badly…
Once a players contract is up what they got paid at Citeh are Chelsea is irrelevant, the only thing that matters is what the “new” clubs interesteded in signing them are prepared to pay and they have to accept that or get sweet fa
*interested*
I heard Joey Barton has been Banned For 12 Matches..
Or in Kieron Dyer terms..5 seasons
RICHIE cheeky
but true
Whey hey Ice, I thought everyone had gone home but forgot to switch the lights off on the way out
all just waiting for the wit from richie to kick it off
even toonsy is lording it aboot abroad,lazy git,and poor me grafting me-sel while wor lass is sunning her-sel in Malta,things anit shared oot reet imo
Ice..how come your lass gets to keep swanning of to Malta while you stay in Blighty?…..I can see who wears the trouser’s in your house
I see Hugo Viana’s been called up to the Portugal squad for the Euros
RICHIE you tell me,lucky she took the trousers with her she will sort the fookers oot owr there
nearly got housemaids here
and some fooker is drinking all me j/d
the guy must have a white stick by noo
Ice..I think it’s you drinking ya J/D, its affecting ya memory.
Viana is 29, canny free kick last season like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKyfpSAZDkA
RICHIE this report about sums him up like
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/may/24/hugo-viano-portugal-purists-realists
memory cannot be that bad i know where i put it (bedside)
Ice, aye read that. I wish it was the new season I’m bored to tears already….it’s like reading one of Aussie’s posts
RICHIE aye its shit nee footy,will be worse when euro starts its not proper footy
Yeah Richie, I’m bored too. looking a bit forward to Eurpos i guess. I enjoy the footy but have no rooting interest in the tournament so i’ll pretty much just be hoping none of our lads get hurt.
Outside of that, time of year to enjoy a bit of good weather….
Oop….^^^Euros^^^
I’ll be rooting for England but it’s just not the same
Aye, I might pop to the beach tomorrow and enjoy a bit of sun 
……whey I’m gonna watch a bit of TV now with my beloved, is it weird to call a beer “beloved”? 
It’s not weird. It’s rather appropriate I think…
Must admit, anar foooook all about this kid. But I do know ‘Amalfi’ is a canny little toon in Italy, and his name sounds canny eye-tie like.
…actually, it also sounds like “I’m all fit, I know” in Geordie (am ahhl fit ah know), which hopefully means he never gets injured.
With regards to the photo, I like the way ‘Sp**ts Dir**t’ gets precedence in the frame, over ‘Newcastle’.
…and someone tell that tiny bloke in the bottom left corner he’s aboot te get squeshed by Romain’s MASSIVE BAAALL
“Amalfitano”
Absolute nightmare for the chantmeisters
I agree with Rod I know fuk all about him, and I too like the how SD gets pride of place bastads
Well atleast thats one in the bag hopefully a few more to go
UTD111@130, au contraire mon ami
…his surname has the perfect syllable count for a re-hash of Tony Bennett’s much-loved terrace tune, ‘Can’t Take my eyes off(a) you’.
…cue:
AM-AHL-FIT-AHH-NO
and if it’s quite alright
AM-AHL-FIT-AHH-NO
our European nights
AM-AHL-FIT-AHH-NO
seem much better with you…
(or sumik)
I hung onto the Gatesheed millennium bridge today when it blinked !
: Scary like but a reet laugh.
The bridge master was gannin off it !
Nowt wrang with hanging onto Bridges Troy.
…ask the Newcastle Jets. They certainly take the Michael.
Troy i once saw some loon jump off it into the tyne it wasent you was it
Bats, I think that was Richey Edwards from the Manic Street Preachers. On his way back to civilisation from a Sunderland Poytechnich gig, way back in 1992.
…obviously had his ‘go-go gadget time machine (TM)’ with him at the time.
ahhhh, DAMMIT
I nearly latched onto a Batty conversation there. 
…you used to send me roses, you used to sing me love songs.
It’s so funny
How we don’t taaaaak any more
It’s so funny
How we don’t taaaaak any more…
But I ain’t losing sleep
And I hate Cowdenbeath (Cowdenbee-ee-eath)
It’s so funny…
How we don’t talk anymore
well rod i became a grandad for the 3rd time on monday must be getting old
rod @ 138 ive always got time for you
WAHEYYY!!!
All the best mate! Nice one.
Hafti change ye nickname te ‘Granda Bats’ noo like 
Aye, age is a funny onion. Inside every old person is a young person saying “WTF happened there like, that was quick?!”
…not awld yet anyway. Young to Middle Aged.
Seeing eds article on that kid from Hartlepool Luke James, made me think we should definately sign him up then loan him back to Hartlepool for a season, after that loan him to a Championship club for a season, then a mid-bottom PL club for a season, by the end of it he’ll be 19 have played in 3 different competitive leagues and will be ready to play for us. I know I’m not sticking to my ‘never trust anyone who’s last name is a forename’ philosophy but hell this kids got potential, and he’s a local lad (Northumberland not Perthshire).
aye spot on there rod fckin flys by ,its seems 5 mins since i was robbing the slots doon spanish city
Rod i used to ripp the reject slot open on the 10p slot then knock the clip doon on the 50p slot with a bike spoke ,2 credits and 40 p change
Uh, is he an attacking player? DM? What the dilly, yo?
I feel privileged to have grown up in the amusement arcade/casual culture though. Nee fkn mobile phones, Facebook, email, XBox blah blah then.
Far too easy for kids to stay indoors and do fuck all these days. Nee impetus.
Thi warld’s ganin mentil Bats, a tell ye.
Breeding a society of antisocial illiterates.
…anyway, it’s all good
Bats
…I used to use a similar trick on the BT payphones in the early 90s. Screwdriver up the returned coins slot, pop the cage open, 20ps in and straight back oot again. Free calls. And mi favourite was the 20p Bell Fruit tokens stuck to a penny with a bit of chewing gum, straight in the Metro machines.
…from Whitley Bay…..’Haymarket, reduced fare, 15p, 85p change’ hahaha. Metro bastards.
Rodz
From the topcat school of trickery
rod the 5 or 10 penny drop machinces were always near the doors ,i used to switch them off tipp them grab what i could before the old gadgey could catch me
can you remember the old plane wreck just near the rocks @ st marys island ,winkle pickin
Andy, whose intellectual close friends get to call him T.C.
Bats, haha
…aye, the Empress arcade (white tit dome thing) used to have a ‘Tuppenny Faaaahls’ next to the fire exit into the Spanna (easy escape route) that had 10ps and 5s in it anarl.
We used to case the joint
…then when the coast was clear mi mate Kav used te squat down with his finger on the alarm switch-off button while a rocked fuck oot of it 
…mebbees get a few quid
Shite, keep forgetting the internet is a major resource tool for Interpol
…berra keep mi mooth shut, or al be rumbled.
The empress? Is that not tynemouth/Whitley bay? My aunt, aunt and uncle, gran and great aunt all live round there so I pass it by.
Bats, can’t remember the plane wreck mate.
Andy, nah the Empress Ballroom was (dunno if it’s still there or not) was a Bingo Hall, Amusement Arcade and Function Room. Sitting proud in the centre of the Whitley Bay Coastline. a hive of activity, but mainly because it looked like a massive white tit, and had other attractions nearby most likely down to its geographical prominence rather than greatness.
…a bit like meeting your mate next to the geeky lanky twat in a night club.
The Plaza was the massive building in Tynemouth. That got knocked down. Shame.
Rodz
Aye we caught you and batty at last ya cheating feckers, been monitoring the site for seven months now adding witty banter every now and again to not seem suspicious
Oh wait my great aunt actually lives in Benton
Well I should prob be revising my history as its tomorrow morning and it’s my last and prob most important. These nazi quotes won’t learn themselves, am I reich?
Andy my Great Aunty’s brother actually owns Benton (something aboot history or sumik, it’s writtin in a book somehwere, strites), so we should be safe there.
I am heir of Benton, basically.
…not Longbenton though, got Four Lane Ends though!
SWAP!
Andy, just saw your quip as I posted. Good gag
…and get some fucking work done. Those exams aren’t gona pass themsells bonny lad!
Rodz you should just stroll in during a Newcastle training session and tell them your allowed to be there as your lord of benton, see where that takes ya, my guess is a padded cell.
hahaha, already tried it mate, lang time ago noo. Got 10 years in chokey (added time for complications, woouldn’t believe my insanity plea). I’m texting this now from the 2003 Nokia 1100 I smuggled in up mi arse. Still works like.
Memorising quotes as I type (phone) Rodz.
I’m off lads night
Rodz did you wash that phone before you used it? No wonder they say smuggling is a dangerous business. This is no time for a nasty infection, we have players to buy.
G2, aye it got weshed in 2004 when a got hosed doon after the incident. Bit intrusive cleaning processes back then like, but every cloud has a silver lining eh
(I borrowed Richey Edwards’ ‘go-go gadget time machine (TM)’ in 2086, and used it in March 2004, in case anyone was wondering)
…some chronologically picky fuckers oot there
Aye, this Alfie Tanner soonds alreet like. Guthrie replacement, with a basket of cheese please, and a chimmichango with tomato and onions. And some guacamole please. On my burrito I would like 2 lemonades and 2 medium ice teas. I would like a bicycle of chips, with a beef chimney. With extra guacamole, and cheese, and two tropical fantas.
Hi,
I’m Alfie Tanner
…Romain Imalfietanner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SESy8ccN4kw&feature=related
(it’s shit music, a wudnt bother if a was yee)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPtmfJQxGa4
might as well have that one as well.
…anar it looks shit there, but decent quality like, riginally. Video got bornt like, hoos faya. Nicked that from the CCTV camras that niva got bornt
…propa boss me like.
Jeremy Paxman has regular FISTING SESSIONS with Garth Crooks and Gary Lineker apparently. My mate who works in Argos told me this, and they’re usually canny reliable like.
IT’S A SCOOP!
neet
(No animals were harmed in this post, well, apart from maybe Richie)
…and Captain Obvious
go to bed Rodz
…could doo with a kanga sanga there cobba? Any spares on the barbie?
sorry Rodz, I am a wombat burger fan mate, with a Marmoset salad dressing on the side
Got me there mate, 180 in two arras
…off under my rock
(with a few wombats
)
richietoon
May 24, 2012 at 18:31
Ice, aye read that. I wish it was the new season I’m bored to tears already….it’s like reading one of Aussie’s posts
You certainly find out who your mates are when you go off line
Aussie….I know, I was out of order, you’d never do owt like that…. “don’t need tablets to get to sleep, I just read Ritchie’s posts”
Rich, don’t go putting facts in your posts…
I know, nae room for facts when the transfer windows open
true, who are we linked with today ?
Nobody, our “buying” business is concluded but we’ll be selling at least 12 of the starting 11
shit, that’s disappointing
Jay Rodriguez is the latest link, young striker at Burnley…
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-cardiff-and-southampton-in-battle-for-8m-846558
yeah, I read that one earlier today Rich.. 8m is ridiculous… specially as we only paid around 9m for Cisse.. I can’t understand why english players have these price tags.. it is out of control..
Comment from a Liverpool fan on the potential Martinez appointment.. You couldn’t make this sh*t up
He is not good enough for LFC. We should be going for a famous contonental manager such as Hiddink, Guardiola or Morinho. After all we are the biggest club in Britain.
Aussie….even more puzzling is why clubs who generally have a smaller budget than ours, pay those prices. Cardiff who aren’t exactly rolling in it bid £5.5m for him, Arsenal reportedly bidding not much more for Giroud, it’s crazy I tell you, crazy
Whey one has to get get ready for one’s trip to the beach club soon
Word to the wise Rich – don’t go in the water for an hour after you have eaten mate… you will get a stitch and drown
Actually from what Ice tells me, I reckon you would be a bit of a floater!!
I see according to the metro Arsenal are gunna bid £6.4m + Chamach, anyone reckon we could offer £8m + Obertan. He’d prob be mint over there.
Won’t be going in the water, they chuck big pointy sticks at me with ropes attached
I’ll just be reading me kindle while wor lass teaches a couple of excercise classes….it’ll be a canny porv if nowt else.
…and the eating and swimming thing is an old wives tale, well suited for you to tell!
Ritchie, I thought you would be the expert on old wives.
Enough of my jibber jabba I’ve got a history exam to pass, laters.
Aussie….funny you should nention that
Andy..No….and good luck with ya exam.
Reet I’m off, laters
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/900062-arsenal-offer-6-4m-plus-marouane-chamakh-for-olivier-giroud#ixzz1vnu0vSdO
http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2012/05/25/61634-31041823/
AMF thank fook hes crap
Ice
couldn’t agree more mate!!
I reckon this Giroud talk is all BS… to high profile and not how we conduct business now days.. move on people… nothing to see here
take Gervinho for example; the gunners pipped us for his services and look what we missed out on… an overpriced under performer
AMF hes a good player (it seems) but its smoke up your ass imo it really would shock me if he came to the toon more chance of richie loseing 10st two hopes,bob hope and nee hope,but there will be a striker signed nee idea who dont think anybody does all smoke screens mate
AMF @ 205 we could have signed him,but after pardew spoke to him in person toon pulled oot,wasnt just right for toon he said
good move by Pardew then!… Ritchie could lose weight easily Ice… all he would have to do is let go of that carton of beer he hangs onto for dear life
Fosters time
… later…
good on yer
Unlucky with injuries, still don’t believe we would have got relegated had he been fit
effectively captained us to promotion and was one of our strongest players that season. i remember most of us were bemused when we signed tiote as we thought central midfield was our strongest area. Will remember smudge with fairly fond memories.
To be fair I wssnt his fault that our illustrious owners paid too much for him and offered him a way over the odds pay packet
I would have taken it as well
*it wasn’t*
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